(0.30) | (1Ki 4:5) | 2 tn Heb “close associate of”; KJV, ASV, NASB “the king’s friend” (a title for an adviser, not just an acquaintance). |
(0.30) | (1Ki 2:32) | 2 tn Heb “because he struck down two men more innocent and better than he and he killed them with the sword, and my father David did not know.” |
(0.30) | (1Ki 1:13) | 1 tn Heb “come, go to.” The imperative of הָלַךְ (halakh) is here used as an introductory interjection. See BDB 234 s.v. חָלַךְ. |
(0.30) | (1Ki 1:12) | 1 tn Heb “now, come.” The imperative of הָלַךְ (halakh) is here used as an introductory interjection. See BDB 234 s.v. חָלַךְ. |
(0.30) | (2Sa 24:13) | 1 tc The LXX has here “three” rather than “seven,” and is followed by NAB, NIV, NCV, NRSV, TEV, NLT. See 1 Chr 21:12. |
(0.30) | (2Sa 23:18) | 2 tn Heb “and he was wielding his spear against three hundred, [who were] slain, and to him there was a name among the three.” |
(0.30) | (2Sa 22:28) | 2 tc Heb “but your eyes are upon the proud, you bring low.” Psalm 18:27 reads “but proud eyes you bring low.” |
(0.30) | (2Sa 22:26) | 4 tc Heb “a warrior of innocence.” The parallel text in Ps 18:25 reads, probably correctly, גֶּבֶר (gever, “man”) instead of גִּבּוֹר (gibbor, “warrior”). |
(0.30) | (2Sa 22:5) | 2 tn The noun בְלִיַּעַל (beliyyaʿal) is used here as an epithet for death. Elsewhere it is a common noun meaning “wickedness, uselessness” (see HALOT 133-34 s.v. בְּלִיַּעַל). It is often associated with rebellion against authority and other crimes that result in societal disorder and anarchy. The phrase “man/son of wickedness” refers to one who opposes God and the order he has established. The term becomes an appropriate title for death, which, through human forces, launches an attack against God’s chosen servant. |
(0.30) | (2Sa 21:16) | 1 tn This name has the definite article and may be intended to refer to a group of people rather than a single individual with this name. |
(0.30) | (2Sa 21:8) | 1 tc The MT reads “Michal” here, but two Hebrew manuscripts read “Merab,” along with some LXX manuscripts. Cf. 1 Sam 18:19. |
(0.30) | (2Sa 20:19) | 1 tn Heb “a city and a mother.” The expression is a hendiadys, meaning that this city was an important one in Israel and had smaller cities dependent on it. |
(0.30) | (2Sa 20:3) | 3 tn Heb “come to them.” The expression בּוֹא אֶל (boʾ ʾel) means “come to” or “approach,” but is also used as a euphemism for sexual relations. |
(0.30) | (2Sa 18:17) | 1 tn Heb “and all Israel fled, each to his tent.” In this context this refers to the supporters of Absalom (see vv. 6-7, 16). |
(0.30) | (2Sa 15:12) | 1 tn Traditionally, “counselor,” but this term is more often associated with psychological counseling today, so “adviser” was used in the translation instead. |
(0.30) | (2Sa 12:11) | 4 tn Heb “will lie down with.” The verb שָׁכַב (shakhav) “to lie down” can be a euphemism for going to bed for sexual relations. |
(0.30) | (2Sa 12:3) | 2 tn The three Hebrew imperfect verbal forms in this sentence have a customary nuance; they describe past actions that were repeated or typical. |
(0.30) | (2Sa 11:11) | 1 tn Heb “lie with.” The verb שָׁכַב (shakav) “to lie down” can be a euphemism for going to bed for sexual relations. |
(0.30) | (2Sa 11:4) | 3 tn Heb “he lay down with her.” The verb שָׁכַב (shakav) “to lie down” can be a euphemism for going to bed for sexual relations. |
(0.30) | (2Sa 10:3) | 2 tn Heb “Is it not to explore the city and to spy on it and to overthrow it [that] David has sent his servants to you?” |